The Best of the Staple Singers

Tracklist

• 1
  Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha‐na‐boom Boom)
  3:06
  5.0 ★
• 2
  You’ve Got to Earn It
  3:28
• 3
  Love Is Plentiful
  2:29
• 4
  This World
  3:33
• 5
  (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
  3:09
• 6
  The Weight
  4:31
• 7
  Respect Yourself
  4:53
• 8
  We’ll Get Over
  2:53
• 9
  I’ll Take You There
  4:44
• 10
  Oh La de Da (live)
  3:34
• 11
  Be What You Are
  4:58
• 12
  This Old Town (People in This Town)
  4:40
• 13
  If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)
  4:27
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)
  4:02
• 15
  My Main Man
  2:11
• 16
  City in the Sky
  3:51

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Release credits

• Al Bell
  arranger [4, 7, 12], producer [4, 7, 12]
• Terry Manning
  mix [4, 7, 12]

Issues

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  The Best of the Staple Singers

  CD
  1986
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  T
  The Best of the Staple Singers

  Digital Media
  4 April 2006